Wiltshire is one of the counties to benefit from Government funding to bring super-fast broadband connection to rural areas.http://tinyurl.com/3smg3ug

Each county will receive a portion of the £530m fund the government has set aside to fund rural broadband. The Department for Culture said that all the UK's local authorities will receive funding in the next few years.

The government acknowledges that its £530m pot - which is money left over from an earlier digital switchover fund - will not be enough to give the entire country fast broadband.

The successful counties were among 18 which originally bid for the money.

Wiltshire will receive around £4m and they will then choose a contractor and technology best suited for their needs.

The government anticipates that the technologies will be a mix of mobile, satellite and fibre connections.

Wiltshire Council has already pledged to spend £16m on broadband services across the county.